Three years after the resignation of Mubarak, the Egyptian Revolution provides a perfect example of what mass, disruptive protest can accomplish—and what it can't.
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Social Movements
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If politicians in Washington, DC refuse to talk about our warming planet, how do we shift the climate of national debate?
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On the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, #S17, our U.S. columnist says the 99 per cent could sorely use another round of rebellion.
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Progressive movements are stronger when they can take on centrists or liberals than when pitted against elected conservatives.
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Are you disgusted and outraged by the recent decision of the Boy Scouts of America to reaffirm its exclusion of gay members from the organization? You’re not alone.
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Organizations that usually demand cancellation of debts owed by impoverished countries are now calling for debt forgiveness for a different group of borrowers: U.S. students.
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The Trayvon Martin case is not rooted in an individual's bigotry, nor will the issues it raises be resolved by a single trial.
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Collaboration or cooptation? Expansion or dilution? Mark Engler on what to make of the 99% Spring.
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Protesting Ten Years of Indefinite Detention
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Why the left should take the time to celebrate its victories.